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Remi Garde: Reclaiming The World - THIS STORY WILL NOT GO ANY FURTHER

Started on 14 May 2013 by k1rups
Latest Reply on 8 August 2013 by Louis O.
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Congrats! The least your story deserves :)
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I think this story has evolved to become one of the best stories currently on the site and I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves. Looking forward to your return! :)
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11 yearsEdited
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The Decision




It has been a week since I have had the offer from the great Real Madrid and I have spent much of that time talking to my friends and family about the decision. There were too many factors to take in to consideration to make the decision on my own and I knew I needed advice before replying to them.
I also had a conversation with my assistant manager Bruno and the club captain Dejan. For me in my career, a move to Los Merengues would be an amazing step and one where I could build my legacy further. The job would be of high pressure though and results would be demanded. Here in Lyon I do not have those kinds of worries. The board here are just looking for the club to build on the set up we have rather than trophies and they are more than grateful that I have been able to deliver multiple trophies.

My family are settled here in France and moving to Madrid would mean new schools, new languages and new friends. I am not the kind of man that would readily do that to his children or wife. I see my kids playing with their friends and it pains me to think I could take them away from the life they love here. But then the Spanish culture and traditions are amazing, the language is beautiful and I know we would have no problems there.

The real conversation that struck home was with Dejan Lovren. I made him club captain at the start of the season and he was an integral part of our success this season. I trusted him and he trusted me. He was very open in his opinion. He loved having me as the manager of Lyon and admitted it would be painful to see me leave but he wants the best for the club and doesn’t want a manager at the helm that may be tempted by other offers. To him, it is a distraction, having a manager that is thinking about moving to another club and it affects the whole club right from the board to the coaches to the players to the youth team and the fans. His last words that day to me were this, “If you are really tempted to leave then it is perhaps best you do so. We want the best for the club boss and that means we need stability with our manager. You have brought us amazing glory and we never dreamed it possible but with this offer on the table and the drawn out thought process you have had, it is time to move on and build a new legacy at Madrid.” Damn it I thought he would plead with me to stay but he stayed true to the club and that hit home.



I am an Olympique Lyonnais boy turned man. This club was my way in to Football and I am not turning my back on them. We have a squad that won the Champions League for god’s sake. We are better than Real Madrid FC and I am not walking away from what I have started to build. There are players here that have thrived under my leadership and I know I can bring the best out of all those youngsters joining us over the next few years. I am happy in France and my family are too. I haven’t finished with Lyon and I know for sure Lyon hasn’t finished with me.

We have a big pre season coming up. We have just won the biggest football prize for a club and we need to strengthen but this will all happen in due time. For now, I am just glad to have a clear mind that is ready to work. Hopefully the fans, club and players all see my dedication to the great world that is Olympique Lyonnais!


On a side note I would like to apologise for being away for 5 days and hope you all read the updates again :) thank you to all the FMScouters who chimed in and gave their opinion on what I should do
A true hero! (For the OL fans anyway :P )

Quality update Krups!
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You chose the legacy :)
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YAY! LYON!!!
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Thank goodness, as a Barca fan I would hate to see you at Madrid :P
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I would have loved to see you move to Madrid - Lyon still good though - win win situation
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Brilliant update Krupesh, and a fantastic one to mark your return. I hope you can continue to build a two-year legacy at Lyon and after that, finally leave for a big club!

As you can see I'm not the Alex Ferguson type ;)
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Louis: Thanks mate :D I couldn't leave, not yet anyway

Oki: I did indeed

Paddy: YAAAY haha thanks for reading!

Neal: Well if the Barcelona job came knocking it wouldn't be a hard decision at all ;)

Kopite: Is it coz I beat Liverpool? :p

Glenn: Thanks mate :D well I want to turn Lyon in to a big club :p so we shall see now where the road goes!
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The Summer


After making the decision to stay with Olympique Lyonnais news had emerged from the club in to the media and more and more fans were made aware of what happened. My receptionist would knock every morning with a bigger handful of envelopes than the previous day, “Fan Mail”, she’d say and I would spend at least an hour opening and trying to read each one but I realised it was just more and more thank you letters for not leaving.

The fans appreciated me and what I had done for this club and that felt good. I knew I had made the right decision and now it was time to move on and make the most of the summer ahead, preparing for the new season.

The biggest issue to address was whether players would be leaving the squad. I had already made some transfers and players were about to join us in a months time but with some new faces it was time to work out whom, if any, would be leaving. With the emergence of Prince Boateng and already having Marcos Rojo, Dejan Lovren and Samuel Umtiti as first team centre backs, Bakary Kone’s time at Lyon was up and Sevilla snapped him up for a healthy €10 million. 4 more players left for a combined fee of €1.25 million, shifting some unwanted players, while 6 players left the club on free transfers. The biggest departure was Guida Fofana for €20 million to P$G. He joined the same day P$G spent €19 million signing Sven Bender from Chelsea and is competing with 7 other players all very capable of starting in the same position as him. A great bit of transfer work for Lyon in my opinion.



1st July 2013 arrived and Luis Martinez Poch (€5 million), Kwadwo Asamoah (Free) and Abdelaziz Aissaoui (Free) joined the club. This was great news as it meant we had cover ready to play in defence and midfield. Carlos Fierro returned from his loan spell at Roma and would also join the first team squad but I am unsure as to whether we will hold on to him before the season is over. Gaddy Zagano has impressed while Yassine Benzia has grown immensely. Alexandre Lacazette is an exceptional team player and Tony Watt has already proven himself so Fierro could well find himself on the way out. With 8 players out on loan and several in the youth team showing fantastic potential the need for transfers is minimised at this moment in time, as well as having the youngest squad in the league. These 3 players joining us concluded our business in the transfer window and we were now able to focus on getting ready for the start of the season, with our Trophee des Champions match coming up soon!
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Don't think I've ever seen Fierro be sold
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Fierro is a godly player, but he's still nothing compared to Tony Watt ;) how did Fierro's loan spell go?
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Paddy: I listed him and his value is €7 million. QPR offered €6.75 million for him which I rejected and sent him on loan to Southampton instead lol

Glenn: Fierro is class but he hasn't done well tbh. His loan at Roma was poor - 34 games, 7 goals and avg rating of 6.76
No one has ever sold Fierro in a story. This shows how well you've built up your squad.

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